A United States congressman says a Somalia-based terror group is recruiting more Muslim Americans than al-Qaida. Republican Peter King, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in the House of Representatives, told fellow lawmakers Wednesday that the Somali group al-Shabab has successfully recruited 40 Muslim Americans to join its ranks. King said al-Shabab’s recruitment campaign […]
US Congressman Calls Somali Group Prime Terror Threat
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
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Washington Wrangles Over Debt As Deadline Grows Near
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama, his Democratic party allies in Congress and opposition Republicans are still haggling over competing plans to raise the government borrowing limit as an August 2 deadline draws closer. Without an agreement, Washington could default on some of its obligations. Uncertainty caused by the bitter partisan debate and the lack of apparent […]
U.S. Postal Service Studies Closure of Nearly 4,000 Locations
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Smartphones and online business is causing the United States Postal Service to evaluate the status of nearly 4,000 of its nearly 32,000 retail postal locations. The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it will begin the shift to a “village post office” model. The new business model would be operated by various local businesses, such as […]
North Korea Calls For US Peace Treaty Ahead of Disarmament Talks
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
North Korea is calling for a peace treaty officially ending the Korean War, as one of its senior diplomats visits the U.S. to discuss efforts to restart six-nation talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear program. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said a peace agreement could help resolve the deadlock over its nuclear ambitions and ease […]
Obama Chief of Staff: US Will Not Default
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
The White House and House Republicans clashed Tuesday over differing plans to raise the U.S. debt ceiling one week before the August 2 deadline. Republican leaders Tuesday postponed a House vote on their plan until at least Thursday after it was discovered the bill did not include the level of budget cuts it promised. The […]
US Slaps Travel Ban on Russians Suspected in Magnitsky Death
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 9:55 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. State Department has imposed a travel ban on dozens of Russian officials suspected of involvement in the death of imprisoned lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. Magnitsky was arrested in 2009 for what his supporters say were phony tax evasion charges. He died almost one year later at age 37 after prison authorities withheld medical care […]
Uzbek National Charged With Threatening to Kill Obama
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 9:55 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted an Uzbek national on charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and illegal weapons possession. Ulugbek Kodoriov was charged Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama with four counts of threatening the president, one count of weapons possession, and one count of illegally being in the country with a firearm. […]
US Olympic Medalist Commits Suicide
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Winter Olympics medalist Jeret “Speedy” Peterson has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police in Salt Lake City, Utah, said the 29-year-old Peterson called Monday night to tell them where he was and that he was going to commit suicide. He was found dead shortly thereafter in a mountainous area of Utah called Lambs […]
Uzbek National Charged With Threatening to Kill Obama
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. federal grand jury has inducted an Uzbek national on charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and illegal weapons possession. Ulugbek Kodoriov was charged Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama with four counts of threatening the president, one count of weapons possession, and one count of illegally being in the country with a firearm. […]
